Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-30
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
WHAT Is WORN AT EASTERN
WATERING PLACES.
Many in One-Piazza and
Other Costumes.
Rncosp-UMos Fashion correspondence
New YORK, July -, 1887,


The passion for vests extends even to
aquatic dresses, and the fair one looks out
of the water having the front of her bath
ing dress as curiOusly betrigged with red
or white braid as is her silk evening cos
tune with more expensive ornamentation;
sleeves ditto, and when she walks out drip
ping, the salt drops fall from skirt and
unmentlonables bebraided in like fashion.
The material is usually serge, twilled or
striped flannel; by means of the latter
some quite pretty combinations being
effected, as where the skirt is striped with
fancy stripe-trimmed blouse and drawers.
Blue seems to remain standard color for
bathing dresses, but there are some white.
Dingy white, however, is Of all things the
most detestable; fresh white suits soon be-
come dingy, and, therefore, are in but linn
tied demand. Some red suits are really
pictures, set off by braid and with red
cap to match. Jersey webbing suits, fit
ting the figure closely, with sash doing
duty for skirt, are very much liked by
swimmers, but too risky for the average
bather. The sea shore, however, is a great
leveler, and when bare-legged Catholic
priests brush against the skirts of fair on
lockers nobody is astonished, and every
thing is taken as a matter of course.
BLOUSE WAISTS
For all manner of outdoor costumes are
in extraordinary favor. Sailor collars
always produce jaunty effect, and the
coquettish sash falling on one side gives
about the required finish. The irrepres-
sible blue flannel still leads for boating
and yachting. Some very jaunty costumes
are of red and blue flannel or light wool
about equally mixed, but, after all, blue
trimmed with cream, or stripped flannel
suits are more worn than anything else.
The latter are conspicuous at all but very
| dressy resorts. They invade the noun
tain solitudes, and impervious to salt
water defy the oceans spray. Some ex-
tremely stylish ones have been furnished
by Lord q Taylor, as necessary part of a
summers outfit; the stripes about an inch
| wide and in both grave and gay combina-
| tions.
FELT HATS KEEP COMPANY
With rough, serviceable costumes, and in
red or blue chiefly, form a most suitable
finish. On Saratoga piazzas, Of course,
they would seem the really outlandish
things they are, and banished from those
! precincts, give way to elegant shade hats
of fine Leghorn, bent in artistic droopings
and trimmed by garlands or loose sprays
| of fine French flowers, which hang with
careless grace. Next come iower-trimmed
hats of smooth, colored straw to match the
outfit, or black, which may do duty with
| different costumes. Pretty shade hats are
of white or colored null, shirred on wires,
with sometimes the parasol shirred in
keeping and with bouquet to match.
Rough straws are seen in abundance every
where, and with high front trimming have
the usual jaunty effect.
MANY IN ONE.
The mention of Saratoga brings up the
memory of pretty things. Frequent
| changes of dress cause ingenuity in produc-
| ing variety, and for this purpose nothing
| Is in better taste or more effective than the
| plain silk skirts and waists of light, cheap
quality, worn under lace. Given the lace
dress, and with three or four different col
ored skirts and waists, behold so many diff
ferent costumes. Sleeves can be taken out
or put in at will, and if the lady or her
maid should have the talent of changing
the hang of the drapery, so much the bet
ter. As a consequence indeed of the great
popularity of lace, old things are brought
out and made new. Almost everyone re-
members the
LACE sACQUEs AND sHAwLs
Of other days, and now they are in requi-
sition, undergoing, Of course, some neces-
sary changes in shape, but less by the
scissors than by adroit gatherings, new
| drapings, etc. Lace flounces are also in
| high demand. Ribbon is the favorite off.
set of the shawls. Piazza shawls are in
much variety of style, color and thickness.
Cashmere with fringed ends is still fashion
able, as also the Algerian striped with
tinsel and bourette. Then there are the
India chuddah square shawls for greater
warmth. Beautiful little wraps for warm
days or evenings are also square shaped,
and of embroidered Grape, with long,
fringed ends, while close akin are embroi-
dered China scarfs, also with long ends,
and at times tied about the shoulders, a
style very becoming to slender people.
| ROsALIND MAY.